Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-14
SUNDAY MUNICIPAL BUSINESS.

) Saloons Can Keep Open Until Mid night-The Common Council Refers
 the Petition to a Committee an Adopts its Favorable Report-Presf
 dent KIeiner Rules on the Question
 ofApPropr1atIRg $I ,5OO to the Grand
 Rock ParR-The Members of tho
 Board to Attend the G. A. R. Recep'
 tion-Petittons Referred and Orders
 Passed.
 The council chamber was we'll filled las
 evening when President KIeiner rapped ths
 members of the board to order. The specta
 tors seats were all taken. There were pres
 ent many prominent saloon keepers who
 awaited the boards action on the 12 o'clock
 petition.
 CAN KEEP OPEN TILL 12 O'CLOCK.
 The resolution allowing saloons to remain | open until 12 o'clock until January 1, 1888,
 came from the board of aldermen passed. Councilman Moran moved to concur Under
 the rules, unless the motion to concur passed
 unanimously, g reference to committee
 would be necessary Councilman Ford, of
 the Tenth ward, voted mo-. On motion of Councilman Moran motion to reconsider passed. Councilmen Moran, Warren and ! Thompson favored concurrence On yea 1 and nay vote Councilman Ford again voted no. The matter was temporarily tabled. l Before the close of the session it was again taken up. After discussion it was voted to suspend the rules and refer to committee of councilmen to report before the close of the session. President Kleiner appointed Coun- cilmen Campbell, Moran and Burke to retire and consider.
 A recess of five minutes was taken The committee reported in favor of the petition and the board voted to accept. This will make the saloon keepers happy. After the Mayor approves the saloons need not close until midnight.
 When the question of concurring with the board of aldermen in passing the order ap- propriating $1 800 for the use of the G. A. R. l in entertaining guests on the evening of June 16,came up President Kleiner spoke as follows: While heartily in sympathy with the object of
 ate It's funds for celebrations controlled by
 ture has seen fit to limit that power to the sum of Si,5oO,a limit which, under the circumstances, l have been told by prominent city official that
 to enforce this law would result in bringing upon public. While do not believe that body of men who hazarded their lives in the performance of du the result to my mind it excuse for conniving
 at evasion of law, shirking of duty, the vio-
 Not being oficiaily entitled to call for the legal opinion of the corporation counsel, I am not at liberty to quote the opinion he kindly gave me, unoffcally. have, however, consulted several of the leading lawyers in New Haven, and guided by their unanimous opinion, feel compelled to rule that the city having already appropriated S1 800
 toward defrayng the expenses of the dedication of the charter confers in this respect, and this pro
 posed being & for portion of of the priation can not be lawfully made, and the motion is therefore not in order.
 Councilman Moran appealed from the de- osa <>f1 1,oir the money was needed. President Kleiner
 said he had no feeling in the matter, but
 wished to be governed by the rules. He called for yea and nay vote. The vote re- suited as follows:
 Yeas-Councilmen Lane, Warren, Thompson. comb, Chatfeld Ford, Johnson, Coe, Morgan, Kent. Nays-Councilmen Baldwin, Parlow, O'Connor, Fuller, Kirchoff and Burke.
 President Kleiner moved that the motion to override the decision of the chair required fve-sixths vote, and was therefore lost. Councilman Daley suggested that all mem- bers had not voted and asked for new vote. It was ordered and twenty eight voted yes and four voted no. Councilmen Parlow and Burke changed their vote from no to yes. The action of the president being overruled the motion to concur was declared passed. l The resolution providing for Sunday con- certs on East Rock park caused quits & lengthy debate in which nearly every member of the board expressed his opinion. Council | men Thompson and Warren vigorously op- posed, and moved that the matter be recom- ! mitted. Councilman Moran thought that no l Sunday concerts could be given as the ques- | ton of Sunday concerts was regulated by statute. To give them would be in direct violation of the statute. Various opinions were then expressed in favor and against. Councilman Campbell-I think the public
 should be amused on Sunday and I favor Sunday concerts.
 l Councilman Fuller-If the people want
 Sunday concerts they ought to pay for them | themselves.
 Councilman Kent-I can't see for the life
 of me how there can be any objection to | these concerts. don't think the public will ever suffer if we appropriate few hundred | dollars for few concerts I don't think
 anyone's religious opinions will suffer if they | attend them.
 1 Councilman Warren-There is an element
 in the city which would cause trouble if at- l tracted to the rock. We should do nothing l to attract them there. There is a large class | of people who pay their share of the taxes | who are opposed to the concerts. Councilman Belcher-I for one am willing l to put myself on record in favor of these concerts and in voting down these old blue 1 laws.
 1 Councilman Daley said he was opposed [ | the public treasury.
 | Councilman Campbell-The committee did | not want to press this matter on the people. l It was test. If the concerts were suc- | cess they could be continued.
 The matter was referred to the committee ! on ordinances.
 ORDERED PASSED. The following orders were passed: Alp. | pointment of John H. Stevens as special | yyifh fhah of a1H ar,
 men in passing the resolution empowering the chief of police to employ fifty extra police to do service on Monument day. REFERRED TO THE FINANCE. The offer for the city's interest in the 1 Derby railroad from the Housatonic Valley l railroad was referred to the committee on | finance.
 | THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS.
 The council by an unanimous vote accept ed the invitation of the G. A. R. to attend l the reception on the evening of June 16 at councilnen obtained their tickets from Pres l ident Kleiner.
 PETITIONS REFERRED. The following petitions were referred: Con- ] crete sidewalk on Burtonia Place; curblng l and grading same; new street from Cedar l street to Howard avenue, between Lamberton
 street and the N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. 1 company; of Dennis OConnor as
 special constable; of Charles F. Beach | for compensation for injuries
 resulting from fall on the icy sidewalks; of | Charles H. Webb for cobble gutter on both | sides of Howard avenue, between Congress
 and Sylvan avenues; of Woman's Christian 1 Temperance Union to close saloons on June l IT, 1887; Dennis O'Connor, Edwin R. Par | vey, appointed as special constables; top | dressing Franklin street, from Chapel to ! railroad bridge; sidewalks on north side of I George street, between Norton and Sherman l avenue; sidewalks on Winchester avenue, l between Thompson and Read streets; sewer
 in Gilbert street, between Howard avenue l and Cedar street; sidewalk on Adeline street, between West and Barclay streets; curb and concrete sidewalks on both sides of Lombard street from Ferry to North Front street; changing of name of Elliott Lane; concurred with the aldermen in referring the order appropriating $2,S00 for damages caused by grading of Lamberton street. Hts One Hundred and Seventy.eighth Annual Meeting.